Cory has been writing about mountain bikes, enduro, cyclocross, all-road, gravel bikes & bikepacking for over 25 years, even before the industry created some of these names. Prior to Bikerumor, Cory was a practicing Architect specializing in environmental sustainability, has designed bike shops & bike components, and worked as a bike shop mechanic.
Based in the Czech Republic for 15+ years, he is a technical mountain biker, adventurous gravel rider, and short & medium-haul bikepacker. Cory travels extensively across Europe riding bikes, meeting with key European product developers, industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new, and what’s coming next.
Title: EU Tech Editor Location: Mountains of the Czech Republic
Expertise
Topics of Expertise: MTB, Enduro, Cyclocross, Gravel & All-Road cycling, Bikepacking & Adventure Touring, Technical Product Design & Engineering Development
Years in Expertise: 25+
Number of Products & Number of Hours Tested: 1000+ of new products in over 10,000 hours of ride testing
Education & Certifications
Education: M.Arch. in design & planning, Georgia Institute of Technology. B.S. in Architecture & Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology & École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-La Villette.
Years of Writing: 25+
Certifications: Registered Architect, MTB/Backpacking Instructor and WAFA/Lifeguard (previous)
Club/Association Memberships: Association Internationale des Journalistes du Cyclisme
Previous Publications: Ride Lugged, The Voice of Reason
A Word from Cory Benson
Serving as Bikerumor’s EU Tech Editor allows me to leverage my design & engineering expertise to provide independent in-depth analysis of the cycling industry’s latest technological developments here in Europe. Riding, testing, reviewing & writing about these innovations allow me to share my unique technical perspective, combined with my personal love of all cycling disciplines.
I started sharing my strong opinions about technical developments in the cycling industry while a fresh wide-eyed designer, and then as a bike mechanic starting around 1996, sharing musings through a series of blogs & occasional contributions to local mags like Dirt Rag, at the time. It officially evolved into a full-time vocation with Bikerumor starting in 2013.
Just last fall Repente debuted their Italian-made modular Repente Locking System (RLS) that snapped interchangeable saddle top shapes onto a standard carbon saddle base. Now…
Merida has an all-new carbon cyclocross bike that they say is more race-oriented than their previous generation Cyclo Cross, while retaining much of that previous…
Rotor takes their hydraulic shifting solution one step further with a new single ring, 13-speed groupset. Simply called 1×13, the all-new derailleur & cassette promise…
Much like their shorter travel 5010 & Furtado siblings, the new Santa Cruz Bronson and sister Juliana Roubion also get updated for even more fun out on the…
Danny MacAskill’s favorite trail mountain bike gets updated in the new Santa Cruz 5010 and sister Juliana Furtado. On the outside the 27.5″ wheeled bikes look…
BH’s all new Lynx 5 Carbon is the latest attempt at building a quiver-killing all-mountain bike. Available in two different configurations with the same frame,…
How limited edition can a production carbon jump bike get? YT is going ultra-limited for the slopestyle Play Heritage with just 25 bikes, exclusively available…
For those who dig more adjustability in their coil-sprung enduro bike, the American-made Push Industries ELEVENSIX shock has been a solid, more tunable option. But…
Canyon sponsors some heavy hitters when it comes to cross-country & marathon mountain bike racing. With most of their MTB pros racing in rainbow stripes,…
